Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 886 Ratings

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  1. MsKittenSneezes
    Jun 12, 2018
    7
    Melanie Tong

    My Final Opinions On Ni No Kuni II After going through and playing Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom, I think it’s safe to say that it’s a pretty good game.It was fun, and it had a lot of aspects that were pretty wonderful like the game play, which was fast paced and engaging, and some aspects it fell a little flat in, like the writing of the characters. But overall, my    Melanie Tong

    My Final Opinions On Ni No Kuni II

    After going through and playing Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom, I think it’s safe to say that it’s a pretty good game.It was fun, and it had a lot of aspects that were pretty wonderful like the game play, which was fast paced and engaging, and some aspects it fell a little flat in, like the writing of the characters. But overall, my review will encompace certain aspects of the game that tie into the overall enjoyment, like it’s genre and aesthetic, and I’ll talk about how some aspects just didn’t pay out well.

    Ni No Kuni II is about as much of a hack and slash Action JRPG, Japanese Role Playing Game, as it can be. The game play is very simplistic, but it does have some satisfying moments when you land a special strike or dodging a large enemy attack. Ni No Kuni also formats itself to a lot of JRPG tropes which is more team centric focus where you’re controlling a team of people towards one goal as opposed to a Western RPG that’s more player focused like Skyrim. Along with that, there is And if you’re interested in playing a hack and slash JRPG, Ni No Kuni would be right up your alley.

    Another that drew me into Ni No Kuni was how it looked and the fact that the first game has animated cutscenes made by Studio Ghibli, creator of such animated films like Spirited Away. This unexpected partnership between Level-5 Studios and Ghibli produced a visually stunning game Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch. Which then lead to a large audience wanting a new game and after years later, Level-5 Studios makes a new game with intentions to allow the players to explore the world of Ni No Kuni. And I have to say that Ni No Kuni packs a punch in terms of visuals, it really sells that feeling of being somewhere magical and mystical, like you’re in another world. But it does fall short, in comparison to the first because it lacks that 2D animation flair that made the first game so special. The different worlds that you go to also have their own flair, and although it doesn’t have special 2d cutscenes, I believe that it still is stunning.

    My main issue with the game stems from the writing. The narrative of the story follows a basic format, and it’s seems to add no struggle or conflict with the characters. There are no stakes when Evan, the main character does something. Evan is about as boring as white bread. He hardly changes throughout the story, and every conflict that he’s given is solved by being kind. He makes no hard decisions or gives the players hard decisions to make. The game, as explorative as it is, railroads the player into these situations. Because of this it’s difficult to engage the players into the game, which is a huge issue when the game is focused on Evan and the story.

    I believed that this issue could have been avoided if the game focused more on who they were creating it for. What I mean by that is that, there was a 7 year gap in between the first game and the second, and as that progressed the audience of the game grew up too. I think the game is very child like, and the marketing insisted that the story was more grown up and the world was more expansive for those who played the original and wanted to explore the world of Ni No Kuni. So a lot of people say that the game is too easy and story is really basic because it’s kind of made for kids when the community is comprised of adults and teens. As for kids who play this game, I think it’s good. It enforces that “be nice” mentality, and it teaches a lot of good morals.

    In summary, I believe that the game is good for people who enjoy Studio Ghibli films, and enjoy the sort of hack and slash combat system tied in with small kingdom building simulator. Along with the large world exploration and the different areas to go through, I also believe that Ni No Kuni has an amazing concept and a creative and well created world. But the main issues fall in the writing of the story and the balancing system. And if you want an aesthetically pleasing 3d cartoon style game, I would also recommend the game. Overall this is my review after playing Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom.    … Expand
  2. nachtgold
    Jun 9, 2018
    6
    Graphics are good, story is not. Because it is hidden behind too many mini games. The combat is extremely slow, due to bad animation sequences.
  3. HellaSavageX
    Jun 2, 2018
    6
    So I'm 15 hours into Ni No Kuni 2 and it's great artistic-wise and the overall gameplay and open world exploring is really good...but...I'm finding it really difficult to stay interested, it's a little too childish and simplistic for me (yes I know it was made to be that way) and certain things like the kingdom building and army wars I just can't get into...And a lot of the side charactersSo I'm 15 hours into Ni No Kuni 2 and it's great artistic-wise and the overall gameplay and open world exploring is really good...but...I'm finding it really difficult to stay interested, it's a little too childish and simplistic for me (yes I know it was made to be that way) and certain things like the kingdom building and army wars I just can't get into...And a lot of the side characters really annoy me... I like a more serious RPG like a Final Fantasy or even something like Persona... And it's weird cause I really want to like this game, but I feel like I'm forcing myself to like it... … Expand
  4. Raxumotra
    Jun 1, 2018
    8
    Beautiful game the hours pass by fast. I just dont like some of the camera angles and the mandatory fights you go through when a lower level enemy spots you, can be annoying due to enemy being low lvl and you high level
  5. Dwoodlander
    May 30, 2018
    8
    I thoroughly enjoyed Ni No Kuni 2 overall, although I had several gripes that prevented it from becoming a classic.

    First, for what I loved. The art direction and cell-shaded graphics are incredibly beautiful, with a nice variation in locales (Goldpaw in particular is a stand-out). The varied gameplay systems including kingdom-building, skirmishes, real-time battles, and exploration    I thoroughly enjoyed Ni No Kuni 2 overall, although I had several gripes that prevented it from becoming a classic.

    First, for what I loved. The art direction and cell-shaded graphics are incredibly beautiful, with a nice variation in locales (Goldpaw in particular is a stand-out). The varied gameplay systems including kingdom-building, skirmishes, real-time battles, and exploration meshed together surprisingly well; I found the kingdom-building to be enjoyably addictive in particular. While generally quite easy, I also actually had just a lot of fun with the battle system; seldom did it feel stale.

    Now, for my gripes. My main problem with this game is with the story: while I know that it is intended to be more like a fairy tale for all ages, this has to be one of the most simplistic, one-dimensional stories I have seen in a long time. The game makes a few rushed attempts at “character development” in later chapters, but it never feels natural. For the most part, characters have next to no backstory, few internal conflicts, and seem to always make the perfect, most morally-just decisions. Even in a fairy tale, is there not room for a bit more complexity and fleshing out of characters? My other gripes include no difficulty options, bland side quests, mostly boring and uninspired dungeons, chibi design for the overworld and kingdom building (this is more of a personal taste), and the dearth of voice-acting. Only about ~10% of the dialogue is voiced; it really hurt major scenes to just have silence and text bubbles.    … Expand
  6. Pandacucho
    May 23, 2018
    7
    I was heartbroken with disappointment when I found out that Ghibli was not behind this game. And boy, you could feel it. The story is painfully full of plot devices that will test your patience. Gameplay and art are beautifully done, but I came for the story and left in sadness. If you don't care about the story on a game, give it a try. If story is important for you, run away or buy it on sale.
  7. SuperkenGaming
    May 22, 2018
    7
    Ni no kuni II Revenant Kingdom
    Still a good game, but took a massive step back.
    Ni No Kuni 2 is less of a sequel and more of a 2nd installment in a series.. this game takes place many years into the future after the first ni no kuni, so playing the first game isn’t necessary to play this one. .however I would recommend you play that one instead.. This is an action jrpg that telsl the    Ni no kuni II Revenant Kingdom
    Still a good game, but took a massive step back.
    Ni No Kuni 2 is less of a sequel and more of a 2nd installment in a series..
    this game takes place many years into the future after the first ni no kuni, so playing the first game isn’t necessary to play this one. .however I would recommend you play that one instead..
    This is an action jrpg that telsl the story of evan who sets out to start his own kingdom and unite all the nations of the world.
    The story this time around is much less personal.. its vewry politics heavy.. hes just a child that wants to make the world a better place. .a lot of cgrowing and learning to hopefully become a great leader of this land and because of this less personal tale, I had less interest in how the game played out overall…
    The first game had a slow but beautiful build up and introduction to its characters, this time around everything is sped up, youre told your motives in passing, everything happens so fast, and I just found myself not caring.
    So no good story, were off to a bad start..
    Thankfully the gameplay and rpg ellements of this game keep you hooked for this games roughly 30 hour campaign..
    unfortunately also changed is the pokemon aspect.. youre no longer collecting monsters, instead theres an action rpg twist, when youre roaming the open lands youre in chibby form and youre pulled into a little arena to battle, and hwen youre in tighter spaced evrythiong is pulled in and its much more westernized where you hop right into battle and go, the combat system is much more simpler this time around, magic is rewarded quickly and spent with the hold of a trigger and the press of an action button, leaving combat to be fast and fluent requiring little strategy…
    however the strategy of the first game is what made me fall in love with it aside from the pokemon character collecting aspects..
    here not much thinking is required… hack and slash your way through battles..
    things are so easy that I found boss battles to be easer than regular random encounters…
    I still had fun with all of this though, opening chests and picking up loot, throwing loot on my part members which like the first game can be swapped through during battle at anytime, and you can bring up to 3 members into combat, gaining new party members as you get deeper into the story..
    There are also thewse little higgledy characters you can collect by trading them items that will join you to aid oyu in battle with elemental damage or healing you.
    the good of this game ends thers, in it combat..
    the rest it just sets out to take away all of the heart and charm this series had…
    theres and insane lack of cutscnes and voice acting here.. giving you more reason to not care whats going on.. theres a little siege battle mini game that adds absolutely nothing to the game, and the worst addition the kingdom management that sets out to turn this giant jrpg into a mobile game, if jrpgs weren’t long enough, you now have to wait hours in real time for your kingdom to collect currency for you to build stations and set out residence to do research so you can craft the best gear…
    you aren’t bothered with amanging this kingdom, but there are definitely speedbumps that stop story progression until you build your kingom up to a certain point…
    so youre forced to go out and do sidequests to recruit new citizens for your kingdom
    it feels like a giant time waster, I don’t necessarily hate that it’s a thing.. you are a little adorable king after all.. but I hate that its forced on you at times and runs on a free to play mobile game timer nonsense, I didn’t find the kingdom to be necessary at all as the combat is so easy here…
    but I do like the new fast travel options making this forced sidequest bit not too much of hassle..
    and I did love the design of this world its towns and its bosses…
    If theres one thing this series does right its world building…
    im disappointed that this isn’t more of what the first game was…
    but this is still a solid game..
    sure youll have to bite down and pull yourself through the mobile garbage, and skim theough the boring generic feeling story…
    but in between these bits is a great and addictive jrpg set in a world that feels connected and real.
    I give Ni No Kuni 2 Revenant Kingdom
    a 7.5/10    … Expand
  8. NANDVS
    May 22, 2018
    9
    Action JRPG muy entretenido y visualmete muy bonito. La música del maestro Joe Hisaishi es estupenda como no podría ser de otro modo. Lo peor es que durante mucho tiempo el juego tiene una dificultad muy baja y echo en falta un selector de dificultad. El sistema de combate me ha gustado mucho.
  9. Binyabik
    May 19, 2018
    6
    Sadly this game is one huge disappointment.

    - The characters are boring at best, annoying at worst. The main character and his Kingsmaker are the worst in recent history. - There are over 150 quests in this game and it feels like 99% of them are boring, uninspired fetch quests. Kill x of this, find/bring my y of those. - 0 Characterdevelopment. - The main story is extremely weak and    Sadly this game is one huge disappointment.

    - The characters are boring at best, annoying at worst. The main character and his Kingsmaker are the worst in recent history.
    - There are over 150 quests in this game and it feels like 99% of them are boring, uninspired fetch quests. Kill x of this, find/bring my y of those.
    - 0 Characterdevelopment.
    - The main story is extremely weak and can be told in about 5 minutes.

    The combat system is kind of fun but the game is way too easy so even investing in spells, research and better gear/armor is wasted effort. You can beat about every single enemy in the game by spamming X unless they are 20 level or more above you.

    The soundtrack is beautiful but too few songs so it gets repetetive fast.

    What's really positive is the kingdom building and the graphics. That's about it.

    I love JRPGs but this was a huge let down and disappointment. And I finished it with 100%.

    6.4 at best.    … Expand
  10. handsom3Jack
    May 16, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Grafiknya unik, suasananya kental akan dongeng dan fantasy. Questnya bermacam macam, tidak repetitif, memiliki alur cerita yang baik, combat system yang berbeda dari seri sebelumnya, membuat game ini terasa baru, dan yang lebih menarik kita bisa membangun kerajaan kita sendiri.… Expand
  11. Fairgamer
    May 10, 2018
    9
    I really enjoyed this game. You have to be open to clicking dialogues because there is a lot of that. But the story and fighting is fun. Might be a bit to easy but it"s fun.
  12. setuis
    May 7, 2018
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Games Flaws

    1. Needing an upgrade to boost map move speed when moving on ground lucky i found out early because before it it was driving me insane.

    2. I get 500,000 guilders and go on a shopping spree for saviours tears and healing items to use in battle with a level 69 tainted monster which beat me twice and the items i brought don't show up for use in battle. Very annoying basically ruined the game for me, considering my inventory prior battle says i have 240 saviours teams and 140+ four soreways and i spent all my guilders on these items if there is a cap to the number you can take into battle it should be clearly told to the player. (It leaves me with 3 saviours wtf and 5 fourways). I didn't feel like grinding at all so i thought i could judge use healing items and dodging to get through some battles but that isn't the case.

    3. Some quests are not clear item wise. A bully button is not a screw.

    Positives
    Tactics system is nice but it would be nice to dump another 50 points into tactics so i can at least have 3 permantely choose at 5.
    I would like to be able to max XP gain ever more too with tactics tweaker as i am not a fan of grinding when everything else is pretty much done. (having an automatic in place for tactics tweaker would be a plus for people who just want to play not mess around with bunch of settings).    … Expand
  13. Darthtux
    May 4, 2018
    9
    I loved it! Playtime is around 130 hrs
    I did everything that I could even exhausting every one's dialogue; I have a tendecy to do that in every jrpg xD
    It's game I would look back to for it's beautiful art and graphics The story was simple and the characters lacked character development I really wish I knew more about these characters and serve more of a greater purpose than just    I loved it! Playtime is around 130 hrs
    I did everything that I could even exhausting every one's dialogue; I have a tendecy to do that in every jrpg xD

    It's game I would look back to for it's beautiful art and graphics
    The story was simple and the characters lacked character development
    I really wish I knew more about these characters and serve more of a greater purpose than just being there once their arc is finished
    (Would love more interactions and bond with the crew kinda like in Tales games or any other JRPGS)

    Also wish they utilize more of the battle system; its fun but too short except for when you fight some of the harder tainted monsters and giant beasts in the over world.

    The voice acting and music were amazing but I wish there was a bit more!
    Would love a bit more interesting and variety in the side quests! There's so many in this game :O
    Really love the higgledies and some of the ones late game are so fun to use

    I loved the skirmishes too!
    It's a fun mini game and I love the different units you get to play around with; some of them gets pretty intense
    There are some issues with it though like the text boxes are a bit too small to read and some of the units get stuck at a bridge to the next area

    Mainly what I love about this game is Kingdom Building!
    It's really satisfying to watch Evermore grows as you keep recruiting more citizens and I love interacting with them

    Another thing I really like are the kingdoms you get to go; the music and design behind it are amazing. I love exploring these kingdoms!

    Overall I'm giving it a 8.5!
    There are problems with Ni no Kuni 2 but the art style and the whole feeling of building a kingdom is amazing
    It is a very solid JRPG filled with many content and hours
    Definitely recommend it to those who want to get into JRPGS
    I'm left satisfied and hoping the DLC Story will focus on the lost kingdom and sort of epilogue for Evan!    … Expand
  14. Karver
    Apr 30, 2018
    3
    I spent ten hours on this before bowing out. My main issue on this is the utter lack of difficulty. It’s mind numbingly easy. I was hoping the challenge may increase over time but 10 hours in and it doesn’t. The enemy AI is very simple, even the bosses, and it is barely a challenge to tackle enemies even about 5-8 levels higher than your party.

    The story is simple and uninteresting, the    I spent ten hours on this before bowing out. My main issue on this is the utter lack of difficulty. It’s mind numbingly easy. I was hoping the challenge may increase over time but 10 hours in and it doesn’t. The enemy AI is very simple, even the bosses, and it is barely a challenge to tackle enemies even about 5-8 levels higher than your party.

    The story is simple and uninteresting, the side quests are tedious. All in all, as a fan of RPG’s and considering the high reviews, this was very disappointing.    … Expand
  15. TsukasaHiiragi
    Apr 26, 2018
    7
    After playing Ni no kuni 2 for a good amount of time, I honestly have to say that the game gets boring and frustrating as the myriad of gameplay ideas are just mashed together with very little focus, or worse very little explaining which creates a strange experience for the player.

    The art style is pleasing but lets not forget that the mighty studio Ghibli only observed and didn't    After playing Ni no kuni 2 for a good amount of time, I honestly have to say that the game gets boring and frustrating as the myriad of gameplay ideas are just mashed together with very little focus, or worse very little explaining which creates a strange experience for the player.

    The art style is pleasing but lets not forget that the mighty studio Ghibli only observed and didn't helped with NNK2 development unlike the original, which was graphically superior

    Ni no kuni 2 unfortunately fails in several major departments, the action rpg aspects suffer in several areas, healing for instance is pretty terrible especially as you progress further into the game. The higgledies if anything, are more annoying and a bothersome mechanic that doesn't really work too well, give me some proper healing spells instead of opening up menus and eating some candy or relying on the higgles to heal...which is far too hit/miss to rely on it.

    Combat mechanics also feels weak, most battles can be won by spamming aoe attacks. Occasionally you might get a few monsters that actually present a challenge causing the player to actually attack with a bit of strategy but most of the time its button mashing, the dodge and blocking skills are almost useless, well dodge is your more useful defensive skill - blocking is pretty much useless as you're facing sometimes upwards of 10 mobs in anyone battle and from all sides that you're character will get hit off-screen regardless, not that it really matters.

    The quest system is far too drawn out and laborious, even grindy at times with many quests giving you vague, even cryptic information often requiring trial and error or simply checking up a guide, this isn't good side quest material and needs to be better.

    Managing the kingdom again, feels like padding out game time - all the times worth in real time, and are paused when you log off the system. Although, the timers are not terribly long - it still feels unnecessary to force the player to check back to collect kingdom gold every once in a while to keep upgrading the city, even the strategy battles feels like an unnecessary mini-game to pad out the time as well, this was a major flaw in the original NNK but the opposite as the original game was super short, NNK has padded out the gametime as much as possible often creating a boring, almost borderline grindfest moments.

    Whilst NNK2 isn't a bad game, its got more than a few moments when it shines. Some of the questionable flaws, all the mechanics thrown into the mixing pot and all the gameplay padding weaken the experience. Overall, it is a pretty good game but far from perfect.    … Expand
  16. Luillo
    Apr 25, 2018
    10
    I think it's a charmful story with easy but solid gameplay, a lot of imagination and cute characters, I was a bit confused with the short video scenes a the lack of voice acting but I finish enjoying it, I remembered the likes of Persona 5 in that scene.

    The story progress nicely and the different play styles are a plus, I just wanted more enemy variety and dungeon variety, aside from    I think it's a charmful story with easy but solid gameplay, a lot of imagination and cute characters, I was a bit confused with the short video scenes a the lack of voice acting but I finish enjoying it, I remembered the likes of Persona 5 in that scene.

    The story progress nicely and the different play styles are a plus, I just wanted more enemy variety and dungeon variety, aside from that, it visible that a lot of the resources went in to the building kingdom, 100 unique characters join your great kingdom and I felt like the development was amazing, not too demanding but not thrown just for the sake of it.

    The ending is top and the post content is pretty great, loved the game.    … Expand
  17. rachillustrate
    Apr 25, 2018
    7
    Although enjoyable, Ni No Kuni 2 fails to improve upon and in many ways regresses from its predecessor. Above all, the game has breathtaking visuals that will charm you at every turn. Unfortunately, the game fails to add similar amounts of charm to its characters or plot.

    The characters fall flat in many ways, and the lack of voice-acting certainly plays a part. The plot and plot    Although enjoyable, Ni No Kuni 2 fails to improve upon and in many ways regresses from its predecessor. Above all, the game has breathtaking visuals that will charm you at every turn. Unfortunately, the game fails to add similar amounts of charm to its characters or plot.

    The characters fall flat in many ways, and the lack of voice-acting certainly plays a part. The plot and plot "twists" also seem predictable and childish to a fault. Skirmishes and kingdom building are fun additions to the series, but they don't make up for the lackluster battle system which in part feels slightly lacking due to the removal of familiars.

    Seemingly unimportant UI/UX decisions also add a clunkiness to the overall experience, including too small/fast/long dialogue boxes and unclear active vs. inactive button styling. No ability to change the difficulty setting also seems like an important oversight.

    Overall, Ni No Kuni 2 still gets many things right and is an enjoyable enough experience, but it was a step-down for the series.    … Expand
  18. TheRedHood1
    Apr 25, 2018
    9
    NI no kuni 2 is a really good game that I love almost the whole way through. What makes the main story so good is the characters they are really good and memorable. There were a few moments that I felt were not needed. They tried to build tension, but they gave away the twist which ruined it. There was a twist in the end that I thought was pretty good and took me by siprise.

    The    NI no kuni 2 is a really good game that I love almost the whole way through. What makes the main story so good is the characters they are really good and memorable. There were a few moments that I felt were not needed. They tried to build tension, but they gave away the twist which ruined it. There was a twist in the end that I thought was pretty good and took me by siprise.

    The combat in ni no kuni is super good and I enjoyed it a lot and never got tired of it. The tainted monster were tough but were a joy to fight each one of them was tough unless I overl eved it by a lot. The dungeons were well made and really fun to fight through. The dream were fun and a good distraction from the main game.

    I loved the side quests in this game they were fun. Insted of them being something you can do on the side they are mandatory. They were enjoyable and did not become repetitive.

    This was what I thought this part was the weaker part of the game. The kingdom building is fun and enjoyable and satisfying to watch your kingdom grow and get stronger. The skirmishes in my opinion were fun but gets really boring after a while.

    Over ni no kuni 2 is an amazing game that I would recommend for any one love a good JRPG.    … Expand
  19. MAFIAxMaverick
    Apr 25, 2018
    8
    Ni No Kuni 2 was a blast to play. I put enough time into it to get the platinum (though I still have some end game content left to tackle). All in all, I have about 70 hours put into the game. Combat, exploration, and side quests were a lot of fun. Each NPC in your kingdom had its own unique story. There were a lot of fetch quests involved, but the dialogue between Evan and the NPCs were aNi No Kuni 2 was a blast to play. I put enough time into it to get the platinum (though I still have some end game content left to tackle). All in all, I have about 70 hours put into the game. Combat, exploration, and side quests were a lot of fun. Each NPC in your kingdom had its own unique story. There were a lot of fetch quests involved, but the dialogue between Evan and the NPCs were a blast.

    The soundtrack for the game is top notch. There's some recycled music from Ni No Kuni: WOTWW, which I was fine with.

    The combat system was a real treat. Lots of different ways you can build your party, especially with the introduction of higgeldies. It was the right move to switch from a more traditional ATB battle system from the first game to an action one in the second game.

    I really enjoyed skirmishes, though there are plenty of people that didn't. Fortunately, with the most recent patch, it's easier to see what skirmishes you've completed and which ones you haven't.

    The cons for me lie in the story and ease of combat. The story wasn't awful, but I thought it was much worse compared to the first game. It may not be fair to make that comparison, but I am. I also felt the game was way too forgiving and easy in regards to combat. I would love to see an option to adjust combat difficulty in a future patch.

    Overall, I had a blast with this game, and will definitely play it again down the road.    … Expand
  20. Centrius
    Apr 25, 2018
    9
    This is a lovely game that brings back a lot of fond memories from the first game. The game retains its somewhat childish narrative but thats also something thats encouraged by me, i am kinda sick of all these dystopian games with all the doom and gloom.

    I like the higgles but they do fall a bit flat, its hard to really see the difference between them and there is no real incentive to    This is a lovely game that brings back a lot of fond memories from the first game. The game retains its somewhat childish narrative but thats also something thats encouraged by me, i am kinda sick of all these dystopian games with all the doom and gloom.

    I like the higgles but they do fall a bit flat, its hard to really see the difference between them and there is no real incentive to swop them. The first game did this a bit better with the familiers allies.

    I really enjoy the kingbuilding part, but as some ppl have written, its a bit tedious and have spend a good 3-4 hours just letting the game roll without playing to accumulate funds. I think they also made the builder a bit bloated, they could have easily streamlined it.

    Overall, a very good and fun game and i hope they make more games in the series.    … Expand
  21. uVimOvil
    Apr 22, 2018
    8
    es tan bonito que es dificil bajarle la nota, pero es realmente sencillo y cliche
  22. llDust
    Apr 21, 2018
    8
    The game looks amazing. The gameplay was a little easy but also challenging. The story was great but also very predictable.
  23. MagickMusician
    Apr 20, 2018
    2
    I am so freaking mad that after I preordered this game and paid the full price of 65$ that this game gives me no sense of reward or accomplishment. I am just destroying every enemy in under five seconds. It is super annoying, and I'm not a super high level. No reason to use magic, or upgrade anything. I am 30 hrs in and at level 25 and the easy difficulty with no option to change it hasI am so freaking mad that after I preordered this game and paid the full price of 65$ that this game gives me no sense of reward or accomplishment. I am just destroying every enemy in under five seconds. It is super annoying, and I'm not a super high level. No reason to use magic, or upgrade anything. I am 30 hrs in and at level 25 and the easy difficulty with no option to change it has absolutely ruined what could be a masterpiece. Ok the music is not great but I just turn on Spotify. No voice acting really, and I hate that. if CDProjekt Red can make actualy voiced dialogue to every single word In the game, and they did it for every country the game was released in. This game cant even do .0010% of the dialogue in witcher3. U read non stop, and I hate reading. I would be ok with it, but the amazing glorious looking combat I can never enjoy, cuz the fights r over in seconds. Iam so furious that they wont respond to the emails I'm sending them and messages on facebook asking if they plan to add a difficulty option or balance the gameplay. I feel like I have wasted my time unless they fix this. its the easiest game iveever played, and I feel robbed. They have until Friday to address the issue and say they will release a patch or I am done with this company. Ill never play level 5 games again. this is total crap to be honest. they have ruined their game that could have made them a ton and I mean a ton of more cash, but everyone is trading it in, or telling their friends do not buy this. I can understand if ur 10 yrs old or younger. but I was so excited for this game, and no I don't want dark souls either. I hate how hard that game is, but I want atleast normal difficulty like the witcher 3 and kingdom hearts 3...even final fantasy 15 on its hardest difficulty was actualy really easy, but nowhere near as easy as this game. I pray that they release some words to us gamers that they are well aware of our issue, and that they r working on a fix, or like I said, I'm done...they will also not get my money on any other game in the future. because if they don't respond, then they obviously do not care about the fans, so I will never put my trust into their company again. I'm serious guys I have never even wrote a review for a game, and I'm 30 yrs old, been playing since the Nintendo .I have played almost every major game title released, especially on ps4 and xbox one, and this game has got me so mad. its like super super super super just ridiculous that they would make it this easy. I hate it and I'm just freaking so mad over it. I hope they fix it, because if they just do that one thing, they would have so many more people buying it. and they would have possible game of the year. but if not, itll be one of the biggest let downs in video game history. I'm not joking at all on this. until they fix this issue, I'm telling u. do not buy this game. it is literally so dull when u cant even enjoy a single battle. and even boss fights are over in seconds. why would they screw it up this bad? when clearly much time was spent doing everything else(minus voice acting). I really hope someone over there will see this,… Expand
  24. Sebarrios
    Apr 20, 2018
    8
    I loved the prequel, but hated the combat system. NNK2 fixed that particular issue I had.
    Otherwise however, I have to say that the sequel doesn't live up to the greatness that was the first Ni No Kuni with the exception of the art style, which is a damn shame.
  25. maverics
    Apr 18, 2018
    8
    Good Game.. the battle system is not too fun, sometimes boring.. the difficulties are increasing slowly. Quests are various and not that repetitive, it has various events. I somehow feel that this game really more about kingdom building game than RPG, you will spend so much time in building your kingdom, waiting for resources, looking for new citizens, upgrading etc.
    The story is too    Good Game.. the battle system is not too fun, sometimes boring.. the difficulties are increasing slowly. Quests are various and not that repetitive, it has various events. I somehow feel that this game really more about kingdom building game than RPG, you will spend so much time in building your kingdom, waiting for resources, looking for new citizens, upgrading etc.
    The story is too straight, no plot twist.. it lacks of voice acting, what a pity.. i sometimes feel sleepy to have to read all that long and small text
    But the overall game are amazing, i can tell you that i want to play this game longer than i should each day.    … Expand
  26. SuperDuck23
    Apr 17, 2018
    9
    Ni No Kuni II is a large, charming and mostly fun RPG full of memorable characters and various gameplay styles. However, I felt slightly cheated when I was forced to grind through a huge number of side quests and tasks in order to progress to the end. When so-called 'optional' activities are not technically optional, not only does the pacing of the story truly suffer, but it almost feelsNi No Kuni II is a large, charming and mostly fun RPG full of memorable characters and various gameplay styles. However, I felt slightly cheated when I was forced to grind through a huge number of side quests and tasks in order to progress to the end. When so-called 'optional' activities are not technically optional, not only does the pacing of the story truly suffer, but it almost feels like the game has misled the player somewhat. These frustrating points aside, I would absolutely recommend this game because it shines when all the cogs are moving.… Expand
  27. gq_foine
    Apr 16, 2018
    9
    Ok - so I just cleared it after 50hrs on Chapter 9. I can tell you this game is great but not a masterpiece like the first one. Its an amazing game but has some things that could be have been done better. Overall, I give it 9/10 any anyone giving this less than 8 isn't really being honest since.. the Music, Gameplay and Graphics are definitely high.

    I have played the first one -    Ok - so I just cleared it after 50hrs on Chapter 9. I can tell you this game is great but not a masterpiece like the first one. Its an amazing game but has some things that could be have been done better. Overall, I give it 9/10 any anyone giving this less than 8 isn't really being honest since.. the Music, Gameplay and Graphics are definitely high.

    I have played the first one - Ni No Kuni and so I had very high expectations. I would say this game has a different tone and game-play than the original, but none the less, just as charming. You don’t need to play the first Ni No Kuni to really enjoy the 2nd one, completely two different worlds, story and gameplay. Overall, I would give this a 9/10 so far and here is how I broke it down.

    Graphics- 10 absolutely the best! Its basically JRPG anime game! It virtually looks like you are playing an ANIME game. The hand drawn characters, background and settings are very impressive. They did a fantastic job and thought the cut scenes were amazing.

    Sound- 9.5. The music chords and instruments are spectacular and very easy to listen to. You can tell that real instruments are being played and it works harmoniously with the story and combat. A few criticisms about the Song are lack of variety being played during certain battle sequences and cut-scenes. I wished final boss songs were different than the regular . I also felt more dubs were needed in the story. They left way too much voice acting out of the story telling. I think it had to be because of budget?

    Story- 9.0- while the story started off very slow compared the first Ni No Kuni this was picks up after chapter 6.. And the final chapter 9 actually has some good spots.. But it just didn't have the charm or story telling that Studio Ghibli had in the original! I felt this wasn’t as emotional, or as impressive as the first one, but still very good! The character development is not as strong and I am not too sure if I have a connection with King Evan as the main protagonist. While the other characters are interesting I wished we had a more of backstory to them as well so we can feel like we are a team rather than randomly adding new characters to the roster.

    Gameplay- 9! Here is where I can tell they (Bandai) spent a lot of time in. I am really enjoying the various gameplays- building my kingdom- Sim City, which has a direct impact on my weapons, magic and everything! Also, the fun Army’s Battles was a great addition as well. The only thing I don't care about are the invisible walls when going into battle fights. The invisible walls are distracting and made some fights a bit difficult since my character can get stuck. Basically, I think they took TALES games and incorporated the battle mechanics in this since they are owned by same company -Bandai. Pe

    -Critics and other gamers are saying the game isn’t challenging enough? I sort of agree in some aspects, but I disagree if they are fighting against enemies 20+ levels higher than your characters aren't fast traveling back to get healed up. If you really want to make it challenging you can! Don't have any armor, don't use potions, don't use any special attacks.. You can make it like Dark Souls if you really wanted too - but 90% of players are just saying its too easy because that's basically the only critique they have.

    Overall- 9.0/10! This is definitely an amazing game and disregard anything lower than 8 on this. With the amazing graphics, sounds and gameplay, it has me hooked and played over 50hrs within 3days. I am looking forward to the expansion that will come later on and I will continue my review once I finished it but so far so good. And the only real criticism I have is the story, not enough voice in story, and character development is a tad weak and not as strong as the first original Ni No Kuni. But that's because Studio Ghibli was not involved. But overall it's still a very solid game and would recommend players to try!    … Expand
  28. DuffySteffanni
    Apr 16, 2018
    9
    Great game, great sound, and only 1 complaint. NK2 is a little on the easy side. Great for any jrpg fan. It's not for everyone. But if you like anime, Ghilibi movies, or any heartfelt series at all. Give this a go. It's a new story so you aint gotta play the first. It's unfortunite about the nonvoiced dialogue, but they stick enough voiced cutscenes to get over it. The missing option toGreat game, great sound, and only 1 complaint. NK2 is a little on the easy side. Great for any jrpg fan. It's not for everyone. But if you like anime, Ghilibi movies, or any heartfelt series at all. Give this a go. It's a new story so you aint gotta play the first. It's unfortunite about the nonvoiced dialogue, but they stick enough voiced cutscenes to get over it. The missing option to make it tougher is the biggest downside. But most will simply enjoy the magical story and cast.… Expand
  29. Pizzajazz
    Apr 16, 2018
    10
    Suikoden x Fire Emblem x Rogue Galaxy // This game could have done tiny things better (like the frequency of skirmish spawns) but it did nothing wrong at all. All in all a fantastic game with a great story, loveable characters, beautiful places with matched soundtracks and - most of all - finally the new game with the central idea of Suikoden, everyone has been waiting for. [Total platinumSuikoden x Fire Emblem x Rogue Galaxy // This game could have done tiny things better (like the frequency of skirmish spawns) but it did nothing wrong at all. All in all a fantastic game with a great story, loveable characters, beautiful places with matched soundtracks and - most of all - finally the new game with the central idea of Suikoden, everyone has been waiting for. [Total platinum game time: ~80h]… Expand
  30. Goo4you
    Apr 16, 2018
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Update 4/16/18: I have finally completed this game and after doing so I have some issues with the glaringly obtuse portions of the game both in the plot and the story not to mention some of the silliest gameplay choices I have seen in quite awhile.

    Plot: The game is whimsical and child-like, but that didn't mean the plot also had to be insipid and obvious. Villians change sides on a whim with nearly no explanation other than "Durrr, I need to be good now."

    Story: Ni No Kuni 2 doesn't know what it is, what it was going to be, whose story it is, or where it's really going. Is it Evan's story? Is it Roland's story? What character in this group has any story to speak of outside their introduction to the game? Even Doloran and his impromptu reasons for doing anything (you literally find out his reasons at the very end of the game during the final battle). I had no clue until the very end why anything happened or what everything meant....if you can even call it that. There is near to no LORE to the world and very little connection to the prior game. This line of storytelling was a massive letdown for me and soured the entirety of the experience.

    Gameplay: Combat is a joke where the only difficulty lies in simply the abnormal amount of damage later enemies can dish out (one-shot deaths) and the arbitrary limit on items usable in combat. The enemies never get more challenging...just their damage output. That is just lazy.

    Extra point-Endgame after endgame: There is no endgame...there is a ridiculous partitioning of content that can be finished after you beat the final boss. A literal chunk of the game the devs hacked off from the main game that should not have been here. Final armors/weapons/finishing off evermore and the only place where you could obtain the tools necessary to fight the game's "SECRET BOSS" (10th dream door). Not to mention the absurd notion that all the crafting items you need to get those tools reside inside this one place...and they expect you to grind and grind and grind it until you are high enough level to take it on. This was the stupidest choice Level 5 made and really left me despising them for it. Hours upon hours of building my kingdom and you stick completing it after beating everything?

    Bad job folks, really bad job.

    Orginal Score:8/10

    I enjoyed NI NO KUNI: Wrath of the White Witch, though if you asked me why I really couldn't tell you. The only things I can remember about that game was the music, the art style, the pokemon-like combat: the whimsical feel of everything. In many aspects, the first game was ALL style and ZERO substance.

    Still, for me, that was just fine, and that's rare. Superficial components never carry a title for me--I need more than that in a game, but this series did it...kind of.

    So when I heard there was going to be a new title coming and the things that I superficially liked from the first game were more or less gone--I was wary. After spending a few hours with the game though, I was pleased.

    Let's get this right out of the way: NI NO KUNI 2 is simple...Way too simple. Combat might be the easiest I have ever come across yet. At level 3 I was able to take down world enemies 8-10 levels above me with ease. Even higher level enemies were simple by steering clear of them and fighting at range. Still, you can spam enemies in straight-up combat with little worry or use of the higgles or items (at least at the very early set of the game). I don't want "dark souls" but I also don't want "sesame street" and this game veers too close to sesame street.

    The graphics are wonderful. With full 4k and HDR enabled, the game is stunning. There are very few jagged animations and movement is fluid in "dungeons" and open world combat.

    The musical score takes its cues from the original title, with soaring and whimsical arrangements to suit the moment (mostly). There were a few moments when the music and location did not line up, but can easily be overlooked due to how wonderful it is.

    The story is cheesy and frankly, common fare for the genre. I would have liked more depth, but it doesn't derail too much from the overall package. Also, the splotchy use of voice acting is a down note. Sometimes there are spoken words, sometimes you get a perfunctory word like "Yes" or "Ah" but not much more, and sometimes you just get word bubbles. I would preferred consistency here. Either actual voice acting for the whole game or NO voice acting for the whole game. As it is right now, it feels disjointed at best or unfinished at worst.

    The biggest point for me with the time I've spent with the game so far is if I will continue and finish or just abandon it for something better (or go back to a game I've already started). I think for the time being I will continue until I beat it. It seems to be a good time but doesn't do anything revolutionary. I feel like I've played this game before and that's not a bad thing, but it could have been more.    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 84 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 76 out of 84
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 84
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  1. CD-Action
    Jul 6, 2018
    80
    Part an RPG, part a strategy game, part a city builder, as a whole a fairy tale that makes Studio Ghibli and Dragon Quest spring to mind. [06/2018, p.56]
  2. Jeuxvideo.com
    Jun 6, 2018
    80
    Ni No Kuni II is truly a tale, deliberately naïve and full of colorful characters. The combination of different genres, JRPG, management and RTS, works well, as each style is interwoven with the others.
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  3. New York Daily News
    Jun 3, 2018
    80
    It's all fantastic and layered and balanced.
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